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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 8, 2013, 3:18 PM CST for 12 counties in Texas; Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Feb 9, 2013, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2013, 3:18 PM CST (21:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2013, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Sherman County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 66 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
673 WWUS74 KAMA 082118 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 318 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 OKZ001-TXZ001-006-011-012-016-017-090530- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.130209T1500Z-130210T0300Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-HARTLEY-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... HARTLEY...CHANNING...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 318 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. * EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AND ALSO THE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN BEGIN DIMINISHING DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SCHNEIDER
5 follow-up statements
335 WWUS74 KAMA 090532 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1132 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 OKZ001-TXZ001-006-011-012-016-017-091330- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.130209T1500Z-130210T0300Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-HARTLEY-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... HARTLEY...CHANNING...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 1132 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... * EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES MAY BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ANDRADE
608 WWUS74 KAMA 091020 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 420 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 OKZ002-TXZ002-007-092200- /O.EXB.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.130209T1800Z-130210T0300Z/ TEXAS-SHERMAN-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...STRATFORD...DUMAS 420 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDDAY AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMPLICATE TRAVEL. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES MAY BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ OKZ001-TXZ001-006-011-012-016-017-092200- /O.EXT.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.130209T1800Z-130210T0300Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-HARTLEY-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... HARTLEY...CHANNING...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 420 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDDAY AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMPLICATE TRAVEL. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES MAY BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
590 WWUS74 KAMA 091813 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1213 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 OKZ001-TXZ001-006-011-016-100100- /O.UPG.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0002.130209T2100Z-130210T0100Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-HARTLEY-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... HARTLEY...CHANNING...VEGA...HEREFORD 1213 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MID AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL. PARTICULARLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES MAY BE TOSSED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ003-008-013-018-100215- /O.EXA.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ HANSFORD-HUTCHINSON-CARSON-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...BORGER... PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...CLAUDE 1213 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMPLICATE TRAVEL. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES MAY BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ OKZ002-TXZ002-007-012-017-100215- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ TEXAS-SHERMAN-MOORE-POTTER-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...STRATFORD...DUMAS...AMARILLO... CANYON 1213 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMPLICATE TRAVEL. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES MAY BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GARCIA/JACKSON/SCOTTEN
625 WWUS74 KAMA 100057 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 657 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 OKZ001-TXZ001-006-011-016-100200- /O.EXP.KAMA.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0100Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-HARTLEY-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... HARTLEY...CHANNING...VEGA...HEREFORD 657 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENTING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS HOWEVER. $$ OKZ002-TXZ002-003-007-008-012-013-017-018-100300- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ TEXAS-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-POTTER-CARSON-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN... GRUVER...DUMAS...BORGER...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... CANYON...CLAUDE 657 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS THE CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMPLICATE TRAVEL. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES MAY BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
829 WWUS74 KAMA 100256 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 856 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 OKZ002-TXZ002-003-007-008-012-013-017-018-100400- /O.EXP.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ TEXAS-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-POTTER-CARSON-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN... GRUVER...DUMAS...BORGER...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... CANYON...CLAUDE 856 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... WINDS...THOUGH BREEZY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM WHERE THEY ARE NOW. THUS WILL ALLOW THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. $$ JOHNSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2:56 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 13 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.